Food inflation eases to 9.55 %
13 years, 6 months ago

Food inflation eases to 9.55 %

The Hindu  

Food inflation eased to single digit at 9.55 per cent for the week ended August 27 from 10.05 a week ago but provided hardly any relief to the common man as all items, except wheat and pulses, continued to rule at higher levels. Significantly, inflation in non-food articles, including fibres, oilseeds and minerals, was pegged at 19.88 per cent for the week, up from 17.19 per cent in the previous week while the inflation index in the fuel and power segment stood unchanged at 12.55 per cent. Accounting for a 20 per cent share in the WPI basket, inflation in primary articles was also higher at 13.34 per cent for the week ended August 27, up from 12.93 per cent in the previous week. Coupled with the weekly price variation could be the high base effect on an annual basis as food inflation was at a high of 14 per cent during the corresponding week a year ago.

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Retail inflation likely eased further to 3.9% in February: Mint poll
6 days, 11 hours ago

Retail inflation likely eased further to 3.9% in February: Mint poll

Live Mint  

India's retail inflation likely eased further to 3.9% in February from 4.3% in the previous month, driven by a continued decline in food prices, according to a Mint poll of 25 economists. "The reversal of spikes in volatile food items and fading of one-off shocks such as in edible oil prices suggests a continued fall in headline inflation, which is …

India's Food Inflation Drops Below 5% In Feb 2025: Report
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1 week, 1 day ago

India's Food Inflation Drops Below 5% In Feb 2025: Report

ABP News  

Food inflation in India is likely to have dropped below 5 per cent for the first time since June 2023, according to a report by Union Bank of India. The report also highlighted that India's overall retail inflation is expected to have eased further in February 2025, falling below the 4 per cent mark, mainly due to a decrease in …

Mint Primer | Will your grocery bills pinch less?
1 week, 5 days ago

Mint Primer | Will your grocery bills pinch less?

Live Mint  

Food price inflation has moderated over the past few months, descending from a high of 11% last October to 6% in January. As the winter harvest begins later this month, will food prices continue to soften going forward? Food prices rose sharply in October last year due to a spike in vegetable prices following heavy rains. Retail prices have increased …

Catching a break: On the inflation dip and households
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1 month ago

Catching a break: On the inflation dip and households

The Hindu  

A healthy winter harvest of vegetables reined in food inflation to a five-month low of 6% in January, driving down India’s consumer price inflation to 4.3%, tantalisingly close to the 4% median target pursued by the Reserve Bank of India. As per its own reckoning, with this quarter expected to average 4.4% inflation, there may be a minor uptick from …

India’s WPI Inflation Eases to 2.31% in January 2025
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1 month ago

India’s WPI Inflation Eases to 2.31% in January 2025

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After a significant dip in the headline retail inflation, India’s wholesale price index or WPI-based inflation eased to 2.31 per cent January, 2025, mainly due to the decline in prices of food items, especially vegetables. As per the data, inflation in food items eased to 5.88 per cent in January, as against 8.47 per cent in December 2024. …

Wholesale price inflation eases to 2.31% in January 2025
1 month ago

Wholesale price inflation eases to 2.31% in January 2025

The Hindu  

India’s wholesale price inflation eased fractionally from 2.37% in December to 2.31% in January, with a deceleration in food inflation being almost offset by an uptick in manufactured costs’ price rise pace, government data released on Friday showed. The Commerce and Industry Ministry attributed the positive rate of inflation in January, primarily to an increase in prices of manufactured food …

Food prices to be under control, critical imports mired in uncertainty: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 month ago

Food prices to be under control, critical imports mired in uncertainty: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Food prices are expected to be under control in the coming year, going by advance estimates of crop output, but the government will keep monitoring prices and act to ensure that ordinary citizens are not burdened by inflation, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Responding to members’s concerns about high inflation during the discussion in …

Retail Inflation Rate Falls to Five-Month Low of 4.31 per Cent in January
1 month ago

Retail Inflation Rate Falls to Five-Month Low of 4.31 per Cent in January

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The common man is likely to get some relief in their household budgets as India's headline retail inflation rate fell to a five-month low of 4.31 per cent in January, mainly due to the significant fall in the prices of vegetables and pulses that eased during the month. Meanwhile, India’s industrial output growth slowed to a 3-month low …

Falling food prices push January inflation to five-month low of 4.31%; edible oil inflation spikes to 33-month high
1 month ago

Falling food prices push January inflation to five-month low of 4.31%; edible oil inflation spikes to 33-month high

The Hindu  

India’s retail inflation cooled to a five-month low of 4.31% in January, from 5.22% in December 2024, and 5.1% a year ago. Rupee depreciation impact The RBI has projected inflation to average 4.4% between January to March, which could imply mild spikes in the price rise pace over this month and the next. Vegetables inflation more than halved to 11.3% …

U.S. inflation worsened last month as the cost of groceries and gas moved higher
1 month ago

U.S. inflation worsened last month as the cost of groceries and gas moved higher

LA Times  

The cost of a carton of eggs at a Safeway in Seattle topped $13 in January. U.S. inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries, gas and used cars rose, a disappointment for families and businesses struggling with higher costs and likely underscoring the Federal Reserve’s resolve to delay any further interest rate cuts. President Trump pledged to reduce …

Retail inflation eases to five-month low of 4.31% in January
1 month ago

Retail inflation eases to five-month low of 4.31% in January

New Indian Express  

Supported by softening food prices, India's retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index, eased to 4.31% in January 2025, down from 5.22% in December 2024, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Tuesday. Food inflation, as measured by the Consumer Food Price Index, dropped to 6.02% in January 2025, its lowest level since …

Food prices rise at fastest pace since April as supermarket job cuts loom
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Food prices rise at fastest pace since April as supermarket job cuts loom

Daily Mail  

Food prices rose at the fastest pace since April last year between December and January, data from the British Retail Consortium-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index shows. Inflation figures showed food prices were 1.6 per cent higher in January than a year ago, easing from 1.8 per cent in December, according to the data. Prices: Food prices rose at the fastest pace …

Inflation matrix: On the numbers and trends
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Inflation matrix: On the numbers and trends

The Hindu  

In the final inflation print before the Union Budget for 2025-26 is presented, followed by the first review of the monetary policy led by the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in early February, the price rise faced by Indian consumers eased to 5.22% in December. Food inflation moderated from over 9% in the previous month to 8.4% …

CPI report: US stocks surge after latest inflation report shows progress on price hikes
2 months ago

CPI report: US stocks surge after latest inflation report shows progress on price hikes

CNN  

CNN — Recently, progress on inflation appeared to be stuck or, at worst, reversing: A closely watched gauge of underlying price hikes — an index that excludes highly volatile categories — hadn’t budged for months. The closely watched core measurement of the Consumer Price Index slowed for the first time in months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released …

Wholesale inflation hits a two-month high in December but don’t just blame food
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2 months ago

Wholesale inflation hits a two-month high in December but don’t just blame food

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s wholesale price index-based inflation climbed to a two-month high of 2.37% year-on-year in December, according to the provisional data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. While overall food inflation slowed in December from the previous month, the prices of onion, fruits, eggs, meat and fish rose at a higher pace during the month …

India's wholesale price inflation rises to 2.37 per cent in December
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2 months ago

India's wholesale price inflation rises to 2.37 per cent in December

India TV News  

Wholesale price inflation: India’s wholesale price index in December rose to 2.37 per cent from 1.89 per cent in November 2024, according to government data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. The Wholesale Price Index based inflation was 1.89 per cent in November 2024. Inflation in food articles items to eased to 8.47 pc As per …

Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.22%
2 months ago

Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.22%

Hindustan Times  

India’s retail inflation eased in December 2024 to a four-month low of 5.22% from a year ago, driven by cooling prices of perishable food commodities, brightening hopes of a rate cut by the central bank. Despite the slowing pace of growth in prices, the Consumer Price Index-based rate of retail inflation stayed above the Reserve Bank of India’s 4% tolerance …

India's Retail Inflation Rate Eases To 5.22 Per Cent In December, Food Inflation At 8.39 Per Cent
2 months ago

India's Retail Inflation Rate Eases To 5.22 Per Cent In December, Food Inflation At 8.39 Per Cent

ABP News  

The retail inflation rate in India ease slightly in December, official data released on Monday showed. The data, released by the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, stated that retail inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index stood at 5.22 per cent in December 2024. The data showed that inflation rate for urban areas …

India’s retail inflation moderates to four-month low of 5.22% in December driven by easing food prices
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2 months ago

India’s retail inflation moderates to four-month low of 5.22% in December driven by easing food prices

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India's retail inflation eased to a four-month low in December, driven by a slower increase in food prices, according to provisional government data released on Monday. A Mint poll of 25 economists had estimated retail inflation at a four-month low of 5.3% in December, driven by the seasonal decline in food prices. "In the months ahead, food inflation …

Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.22 per cent in December amid falling food prices
2 months ago

Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.22 per cent in December amid falling food prices

India TV News  

India’s retail inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index slowed to a four-month low of 5.22 per cent in December compared to 5.48 per cent in November, mainly due to the easing of prices in food basket, according to government data released on Monday. The inflation based on Consumer Price Index was 5.48 per cent in November and 5.69 …

India’s inflation likely eased to 5.3% in December: Mint poll
2 months ago

India’s inflation likely eased to 5.3% in December: Mint poll

Live Mint  

India’s retail inflation likely moderated to a four-month low of 5.3% in December, down from 5.5% in November, driven by the seasonal decline in food prices, according to the median estimate of 25 economists in a Mint poll. If the poll’s median estimate proves accurate, it would lead to an average of 5.7% in the October-December quarter, which will be …

India’s WPI Inflation Drops to 1.89 Percent in November on Food Prices
3 months ago

India’s WPI Inflation Drops to 1.89 Percent in November on Food Prices

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With the decline of prices of food items, especially vegetables and onions, India’s wholesale price index or WPI-based inflation fell to a three-month low of 1.89 per cent in November, down from 2.36 per cent in October, while the WPI-based inflation stood at 0.39 per cent in November last year, the government data showed on Monday. As per …

Cost of Christmas dinner in 2024 revealed - and why it’s not bad news for everyone
3 months ago

Cost of Christmas dinner in 2024 revealed - and why it’s not bad news for everyone

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Turkey has jumped from £4.21 per kilo to £4.29, an increase of four per …

WPI inflation drops to 2.36% in October 2024, food prices ease in November
3 months ago

WPI inflation drops to 2.36% in October 2024, food prices ease in November

Hindustan Times  

Wholesale price inflation eased to 1.89 per cent in November, as prices of food items, especially vegetables turned cheaper, as per the government data released on Monday. The Wholesale Price Index based inflation was 2.36 per cent in October 2024. As per the data, inflation in food items eased to 8.63 per cent in November, as against 13.54 per cent …

Wholesale food inflation cooled to 8.9% in November from 25-month high of 11.6%
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3 months ago

Wholesale food inflation cooled to 8.9% in November from 25-month high of 11.6%

The Hindu  

India’s wholesale prices rose at a three-month low pace of 1.89% in November, easing from October’s 2.4% uptick, with food price inflation decelerating to 8.9% from a 25-month high of 11.6% in the previous month, even as manufactured products’ inflation accelerated to 2%. EDITORIAL | Price worries: On inflation Among manufactured products, some of the important groups that showed month-over-month …

Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase
3 months ago

Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase

CNN  

Rochester, Minnesota CNN — On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, a grocery store here was plumb out of eggs. And it’s not just eggs — shoppers have seen jumps in beef, coffee and non-alcoholic beverages, driving up overall grocery prices to their largest monthly gain since January 2023. “Overall grocery price inflation is relatively tame; it’s essentially in line with where …

Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase
3 months ago

Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase

CNN  

Rochester, Minnesota CNN — On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, a grocery store here was plumb out of eggs. And it’s not just eggs — shoppers have seen jumps in beef, coffee and non-alcoholic beverages, driving up overall grocery prices to their largest monthly gain since January 2023. “Overall grocery price inflation is relatively tame; it’s essentially in line with where …

Retail inflation slows down in November
3 months ago

Retail inflation slows down in November

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With the significant easing of food prices, especially vegetables, India’s retail inflation slowed to 5.48 per cent in November as compared to 6.21 per cent in October. “But the CPI-based headline inflation increased from an average of 3.6 per cent during July-August to 5.5 per cent in September and further to 6.2 per cent in October 2024, the …

India’s retail inflation eases to 5.48%, industrial production rises to 3-month high
3 months ago

India’s retail inflation eases to 5.48%, industrial production rises to 3-month high

Firstpost  

These positive developments come as India grapples with a seven-quarter low in real GDP growth, which fell to 5.4 per cent in the July-September period, down from 6.7 per cent in the previous quarter In positive developments for the Indian economy, the country’s retail inflation cooled, while industrial production saw an uptick, according to recently released data. Food inflation eases …

Consumer inflation moderates slightly to 5.5% in November
3 months ago

Consumer inflation moderates slightly to 5.5% in November

The Hindu  

India’s retail inflation cooled slightly to 5.5% in November from a 14-month high of 6.2% in October, but remained significantly elevated for rural consumers at 5.95%, while dropping to 4.8% for their urban counterparts. “The decline in inflation in November 2024 is mainly due to decline in inflation in ‘food & beverages’ group,” the National Statistics Office said, pointing to …

Retail inflation slows slightly at 5.48%
3 months ago

Retail inflation slows slightly at 5.48%

Hindustan Times  

Retail inflation rose to 5.48% last month, a slower pace of increase compared to 6.21% in October, data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed on Thursday. Despite the slowing pace of growth in prices, the Consumer Price Index-based rate of retail inflation stayed above the Reserve Bank of India’s 4% tolerance level, with two percentage points of …

US wholesale inflation surged higher in November
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3 months ago

US wholesale inflation surged higher in November

CNN  

CNN — US wholesale inflation shot higher last month, an unwelcome sign that some prices could be heating up before they come down the pike to consumers. A closely watched gauge of underlying wholesale inflation grew more modestly and a chunk of November’s increase could be attributed to a spike in egg prices as a deadly bird flu ripples through …

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November as compared to 6.21% in October, check main reasons
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3 months ago

Retail inflation eases to 5.48% in November as compared to 6.21% in October, check main reasons

India TV News  

India's retail inflation has declined to 5.48 per cent in November compared to 6.21 pewr cent in October, mainly due to easing food prices, especially vegetables, according to government data released on Thursday. According to Consumer Price Index data released by the National Statistics Office, the inflation in the food basked reduced to 9.04 per cent in November. The CPI-based …

Christmas dinner cost rise revealed as prices of potatoes and parsnips soar
3 months ago

Christmas dinner cost rise revealed as prices of potatoes and parsnips soar

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The average cost of a …

Food prices reach 19-month high in November, UN says
3 months, 1 week ago

Food prices reach 19-month high in November, UN says

Live Mint  

Food prices climbed to a 19-month high in November driven by vegetable oils, data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations showed on Friday. The FAO’s food price index, which tracks global prices for a basket of staple foods, averaged 127.5 points in November, a 0.5% increase from October’s level and 5.7% higher than a year earlier. …

Price warning as 17-month run of falling shop inflation ends
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Price warning as 17-month run of falling shop inflation ends

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 17-month-long run of falling shop inflation has ended, with …

India Expects Relief in Food Inflation with Strong Kharif Harvest
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India Expects Relief in Food Inflation with Strong Kharif Harvest

Deccan Chronicle  

As per the report, India’s retail inflation jumped to 6.21 percent in October, a 14-month high, driven by elevated food inflation in a few vegetables. A bumper kharif harvest is expected to lower food inflation in the coming months," it said, adding that a favourable monsoon, adequate reservoir levels and higher minimum support prices are likely to boost rabi sowing …

Food Inflation To Calm Down In Next Few Months, Says Finance Ministry’s Report
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Food Inflation To Calm Down In Next Few Months, Says Finance Ministry’s Report

ABP News  

The finance ministry in its latest economic review for October revealed that food inflation is expected to slowdown in the upcoming months. “Supply disruptions from heavy rains in major producing states contributed to price pressures in tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, while elevated global prices drove up oil and fat inflation,” the ministry in the review stated. The report, released by …

Thanksgiving dinner groceries: How much can you buy with $100?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Thanksgiving dinner groceries: How much can you buy with $100?

Associated Press  

Why did prices spike and will they come down? Higher energy prices also made it more expensive to transport goods and make packaging materials like aluminum cans. In 2022, the war in Ukraine caused global wheat and corn prices to surge, while a severe outbreak of avian flu in the U.S. caused a spike in egg and poultry prices. Droughts, …

Tomatoes, Onions, Gold Driving CPI Inflation Says CEA
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tomatoes, Onions, Gold Driving CPI Inflation Says CEA

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said that the recent rise in Consumer Price Index -based inflation is primarily driven by a select few commodities. Nageswaran explained that excluding tomatoes, onions, potatoes, and gold and silver from the CPI calculation reveals a much lower headline inflation rate of just 4.2 per cent for October. While these items …

DC Edit | RBI may have to defer rate cut
4 months ago

DC Edit | RBI may have to defer rate cut

Deccan Chronicle  

Consumer Price Index-based retail inflation has crossed the Reserve Bank of India’s comfort level of four per cent in October at 6.21 per cent, compared to 4.87 per cent in the year ago period. The 14-month high inflation figure in October dashed hopes of a repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India during its policy meeting in December. …

Wholesale Inflation Hits Four-Month High at 2.4 Percent
4 months ago

Wholesale Inflation Hits Four-Month High at 2.4 Percent

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With the rising food and vegetable prices, wholesale inflation rose to a four-month high of 2.4 percent in October from 1.84 percent recorded a month ago. As per the data by the ministry, the wholesale price index or WPI-based inflation witnessed the second consecutive month of rise in WPI inflation print, while it was 0.26 per cent in …

Rising food prices push India’s wholesale inflation to four-month high in Oct
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4 months ago

Rising food prices push India’s wholesale inflation to four-month high in Oct

Live Mint  

India's wholesale price index -based inflation rose to a four-month high of 2.36% in October due to rising food prices, showed the ministry of commerce and industry's provisional data on Thursday. On a year-on-year basis, the core WPI print rose to 0.3% in October," said Rahul Agrawal, senior economist, Icra Ltd. Elevated food prices have also pushed India's retail inflation, …

All about the inflation spike: how, why & when
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4 months ago

All about the inflation spike: how, why & when

Live Mint  

The consumer price index —or retail inflation—surged in October to 6.2%, breaching the Reserve Bank of India’s upper tolerance limit. Despite the RBI governor Shaktikanta Das’s warning of higher inflation in October, the 6.2% reading, which marks a 14-month high, came as a surprise. For the first time in 13 months, the inflation breached the 6% mark—the higher end of …

Wholesale inflation heated up again last month, reversing recent progress
4 months ago

Wholesale inflation heated up again last month, reversing recent progress

CNN  

CNN — US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in October, indicating that some price pressures persist at the producer level. The Producer Price Index, a measurement of average price changes seen by producers and manufacturers, rose 0.2% on a monthly basis and 2.4% for the 12 months ended in October, marking an acceleration from September, when prices ticked …

​Surprise spike: On the Consumer Price Index
4 months ago

​Surprise spike: On the Consumer Price Index

The Hindu  

India’s consumer prices have gained fresh momentum over September and October, rendering the tangible softening in inflation to a pace below the official median target of 4% in the two months preceding them, a fleeting reprieve. A sharp surge in vegetable prices, particularly tomato, from the onset of the festival-packed month of October, and an uptick in edible oil prices …

Spectre of food inflation haunts the economy again
4 months ago

Spectre of food inflation haunts the economy again

New Indian Express  

It appears that the common man will have to further tighten his consumption belt. Government data released Tuesday showed vegetable prices were the main culprit, as they shot up over 42 per cent in October from a year ago—higher than the 36 per cent rise in September. Coupled with oil prices rising 9.51 per cent, fruits, cereals and pulses, food …

Grocery inflation rises as supermarket trips hit four-year high
4 months ago

Grocery inflation rises as supermarket trips hit four-year high

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Supermarket prices were 2.3% higher than a year ago last month, up slightly on …

Consumer inflation at 14-month high of 6.2%
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4 months ago

Consumer inflation at 14-month high of 6.2%

Hindustan Times  

Retail inflation came in at 6.2% in October, the highest in 14 months, and outside the upper band of the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance limit, primarily on account of higher food prices with potatoes, onions and tomatoes, stape vegetables all, driving the charge. The higher-than-expected number means that RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee is unlikely to cut rates in its …

Retail Inflation Soars To 6.2% In October, Exceeding RBI's Tolerance Limit
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4 months ago

Retail Inflation Soars To 6.2% In October, Exceeding RBI's Tolerance Limit

ABP News  

Retail inflation climbed to 6.21 per cent in October, up from 5.49 per cent in the previous month, driven primarily by higher food prices, according to official data released on Tuesday. Data from the National Statistics Office revealed that inflation in the food basket surged to 10.87 per cent in October, compared to 9.24 per cent in September and 6.61 …

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